Leaves on the line are a notorious headache for commuters and train companies alike, causing costly delays. Now scientists say they haven’t chosen why the fallen foliage makes the rails so slippery. When the sheets are flattened against the tracks, they form a black layer that dramatically reduces friction between …
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Hilary Mantel’s “masterful” conclusion to her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, has been featured on the long list for the Booker Prize, putting the British novelist on the run to win an unprecedented third time. Mantel’s 900-page novel, which opens after Anne Boleyn has been beheaded in …
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Scientists have discovered the cause of body odor and say their discovery will help companies develop more effective antiperspirants. Researchers from York University have identified the exact enzyme that produces the pungent odor known as body odor, or ‘BO’, and say it has existed since humans have been on the …
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A “deep misogyny” was at the root of the anger that Johnny Depp translated into violence, fueled by an addiction to alcohol and drugs, against his then wife, Amber Heard, as the higher court heard. The Pirates of the Caribbean star described himself as “a gentleman from the south who …
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This week a small piece of rock will be thrown into space on one of the strangest interplanetary trips ever attempted. A small piece of 10p coin-sized Martian basalt will launch aboard an American robot probe on Thursday and propelled toward the red planet on a seven-month journey to its …
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